There is hereby created the office and position of City Engineer / Public Works Director, hereafter referred to as "Public Works Director". This position shall be a licensed professional engineer with the State of Nebraska appointed by the mayor, with the approval of a majority of the city council.
Among the duties required of the Public Works Director shall be making estimates of the cost of labor and material which may be done or furnished by contract with the city and make all surveys, estimates and calculations necessary to be made for the establishment of grades, the building of culverts, sewers, bridges, curbing, gutters, and the repair and improvement of streets.
The Public Works Director shall make a record of the minutes of their surveys and of all work done for the city, including sewers and sewerage systems and accurately make such plats, sections, profiles and maps as may be necessary in the prosecution of any public work, which shall be public records and belong to the city and be turned over to his or her successor.
The Public Works Director shall establish standards, ensure enforcement of those standards and may make any exceptions to those standards as warranted in their professional opinion. The standards shall be on file with the Public Works Department.
In addition to the duties specifically set forth above, the Public Works Director shall perform such other duties as the city council may require or are required by law.
The salary of the position of Public Works Director shall be established by ordinance. (Amended by Ordinance No. 9835, effective 07-7-2021)